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Rethink Mental Illness

Description:

Rethink is dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by severe mental illness.

Rethink provides information, help and support to people with mental health problems to recover a better quality of life, and to those who care for them. It also gives help to health professionals, employers, staff and volunteers working in the mental health field.

Rethink's National Advice Service provides expert advice and information. Rethink can provide listening, befriending or counselling services but it is area dependent. They also can signpost people to other services.

Detailed advice is available on a wide range of mental health problems including:

advocacy

criminal justice

crisis

employment and training

carer support including respite

community support

helpline and advice

housing

nursing and residential care

IAPT talking treatments

young people (whether they are experiencing mental illness themselves or are carers)

Rethink’s main website provides access to further information including the contact details of services or groups in your area. Additional information can be downloaded from our resources area on the website